Open AccessDecontamination of an HIV-contaminated CPR manikin.
Author(s) -
Inge B. Corless,
Arturo Lisker,
Robert W. Buckheit
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.11.1542
Subject(s) - human decontamination , transmission (telecommunications) , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , resuscitation , environmental health , medical emergency , virology , emergency medicine , computer science , pathology , telecommunications
There has been a concern that the number of persons engaging in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training could decline because of questions about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) transmission. We investigated the theoretical possibility that a CPR manikin might serve as a fomite for HIV-1 transmission. Decontamination protocols were tested by using elevated levels of virus and decreasing decontamination times. Even under these compromising conditions, however, decontamination was effective.
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